# Walkability — Barossa

How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.

Area: Barossa (Sub-region (SA3))

Only 36.5% of homes in Barossa pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the South Australian average of 67%. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, as the typical resident has far fewer amenities within a short walk than people in other parts of the state.

The walkability score for Barossa is 3.0, which means the area is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the South Australian figure of 5.5, with residents accessing only 3.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk compared to 5.4 across the state.

Access to essentials is much lower than the state average; while 57.6% of homes are near a park, only 19.8% are within a 15-minute walk of health services. This gap is clear in the extremes, where 30% of people can reach a park in five minutes, but 69% live more than 30 minutes away from health care.

The average terrain slope is 4.4%, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 14.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little below the state average of 16.3.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.0 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.2 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 36.5% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 37.7% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 43.7% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 39.9% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 57.6% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 19.8% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 14.3 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 2 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 4.4% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40501/barossa/topic/walkability